What does VQA Mean?

The Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) is Canada’s symbol of quality wine. It is similar to other regulatory systems in place in such countries as France (AOC), Italy (DOC), and Germany (QmP), and ensures the consumer of high quality Canadian wine.

The VQA symbol on a bottle of Canadian wine assures the consumer of quality production,  content, varietal percentage, appellation, and vintage.

The VQA standard is government sanctioned and is regulated in Ontario by VQA Ontario and in British Columbia by the British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI). Ontario and British Columbia are the only two regions in Canada that currently produce wines that meet the VQA standard.

Learn more about the Standard and its enforcement in the British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI), Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA), Wine Council of Ontario (WCO), and  websites or by contacting these organizations: